Sutter's Mill
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Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter. A worker construct
2014 replica of Sutter's Mill
Photograph of the original Sutter's Mill, taken c. 1850
Sutter's Mill, as drawn by William Rich Hutton in April 1849
Replica (1968–2014)
James W. Marshall
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James Wilson Marshall was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848, reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 mil
Sutter's Mill
…South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter. A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall, found gold there in 1848. This discovery set off the California gold rush (1848–1855), a major event in the history of the United States. The mill was…
James Marshall, 1884
The James W. Marshall House, former residence of Marshall family in Lambertville, New Jersey
The spot where Marshall first discovered the gold that started the California Gold Rush